HIST 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Elos, Jean Talon, Upper Class
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France was the first european imperial power to conquer na. Domestication of the land: establish colonies to have exclusive trading rights on behalf of fr. Colonial efforts as part of a trade in furs. Development of agriculture was the growth of the colony. Og settlers had limited knowledge of the environment and struggled to meet the necessities of life. Champlain made observations of soil and the land to discover what areas would grow food best. He spoke w/ indigenous ppl about acquiring 3 sisters seeds. Settlers still depended on outside of the colony (fr) despite learning about plants. Louis hebert- (cid:862)first fre(cid:374)(cid:272)h far(cid:373)er(cid:863) wheat, rye, oats, (cid:272)or(cid:374), apples, grapes, (cid:272)a(cid:271)(cid:271)ages, (cid:373)elo(cid:374)s, peas (1618) Cattle arrive in 1623: transporting livestock over to the fr colony in order to fertilize european grains and plants. David, lewis and thomas kirke: pirates that captured tadoussac and cut production to the colony. 1(cid:1010)(cid:1010)3 pop (cid:271)egi(cid:374)s to (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge (cid:271)(cid:272) of politi(cid:272)al (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges i(cid:374) fr.